Newburgh primaries: Two decisive wins, one squeaker

CITY OF NEWBURGH — Only one vote separated two candidates in one of three Democratic City Council primaries Tuesday night.

Michael Randall

CITY OF NEWBURGH — Only one vote separated two candidates in one of three Democratic City Council primaries Tuesday night.

In the 4th Ward Democratic primary, Cindy Holmes was ahead of Patricia Sofokles by that single vote, according to unofficial totals from the Orange County Board of Elections.

In the 2nd Ward, Eugenie Abrams defeated Roy Leggette by almost 40 votes, according to unofficial results.

And in the 1st Ward, Karen Mejia finished ahead of both Timothy Hayes-El and Tamie “Pebbles” Hollins in their three-way race.

This is the first year that some council members will be elected from newly-drawn wards, rather than at-large. There are no Republican or third-party candidates running in the first or second wards. The 3rd Ward had no primaries.